Halmaheran Blossom Bat vs Nutmeg

Syconycteris carolinae compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Halmaheran Blossom Bat is Near Threatened while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Halmaheran Blossom Bat	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myristicaceae
Genus	Syconycteris	Myristica
Species	Syconycteris carolinae	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Halmaheran Blossom Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Halmaheran Blossom Bat	Nutmeg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Halmaheran Blossom Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).